Sweet and Salty Candy Bar Blondies

The fudgiest blondies loaded with everyone’s favorite sweet and salty candies.

When I asked my Father-in-Law what he wanted for his birthday dessert, his only request was chocolate covered pretzels.  Sweet and salty, who doesn’t love those?

But come on, it is a birthday dessert!  And since chocolate covered pretzels are what I make as an afterthought when I have extra melted chocolate, I just had to make something else.

So I threw together something else sweet and salty that required just a little more time and effort than the pretzels (of course I made those too) and was thrilled with the result.  What I love about blondies is how flexible they can be.  You can load them up with whatever you are in the mood for.  Since Halloween is just a couple of weeks away, these would be the perfect way to use up any extra candy or the inevitable post-holiday candy sale purchases.

Sweet and Salty Candy Bar Blondies

 

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The fudgiest gooey blondies loaded with everyone's favorite sweet and salty candies.

Author: Lauren Lilling

Recipe type: Dessert

Makes: 12-16 servings

Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 12⅜ ounces (1½ cups packed) light brown sugar
• 7 ounces (1½ cups) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 2 x-large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup honey roasted peanuts
• ½ cup M&Ms
• ⅓ cup chopped Heath Bars (~8 minis)
• ¼ cup Reese's Pieces (I used mini but regular sized would work, too)

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees; line an 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside
2. In a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar, stirring constantly; remove from heat and set aside when butter is completely melted
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder; set aside
4. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla; whisk in butter and sugar mixture
5. Whisk in flour mixture until almost combined and then fold in any remaining crumbs with a spatula
6. Fold in peanuts and candy until evenly distributed throughout batter
7. Pour into prepared baking pan
8. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a knife comes out clean
9. Set aside to cool before cutting

Notes

Blondies will stay fresh for several days if wrapped or packaged in an air-tight container.  They also freeze incredibly well, just wrap them tightly in tin foil.

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